Although the weather on the main plane of Glory has not changed much, the winter is still cold.

But in the City of Dawn, this year's cold winter seems to be much warmer than usual.

Not only because the new city has blocked a certain amount of cold wind after the establishment of the new city, but also because of the sufficient supply of materials.

All the residents are at ease, and everyone is very comfortable in the winter home without starvation.

Including the new arrival of 50,000 residents.

The outcasts who were plundered to the City of Dawn during the Winter Moon never imagined that there was such a magical city that could provide them with free shelter and even land and work.

There is no oppression, no nobles who look up to commoners as lowly lives, no underground forces that extort money from them endlessly......

It all felt like a dream.

Especially from the mouths of the old residents, they heard all kinds of magical legends about the city, cyclops, orcs, dwarves, goblins, bone dragons, centaurs......

I also saw all kinds of incredible alchemical creations.

This strange city ruled by vampires has shaken them in a short period of time with its powerful charm, and many people even feel that this city makes them feel more at home than a city ruled by human aristocrats.

It is a sense of belonging to be respected as human beings, where they are no longer lowly beings who can be abandoned and oppressed at will, but people who can also breathe freely.

The only thing that differed from the calm atmosphere in the city was that the military alert in the City of Dawn began in late November and lasted until after winter, and it seemed that the posture showed no signs of stopping.

However, the inhabitants were not too worried, as the adults of the Holy Light Blood Clan said that they were developing a land full of dangers but extremely rich.

As long as the city lord of Kachar is present, there will be no danger.

Everyone is very strong in this belief.

And when the wheels of the city of dawn roll forward, there is always a splash of waves.

Anthony shook off his thick black cotton coat and exhaled a long white mist as he walked towards the food store under the control of the logistics department in the cold wind.

Today he plans to buy some fresh lamb and come back, because Uncle Jike likes to eat mutton very much.

Although it is now the end of the winter moon at the end of February, the temperature still shows no signs of warming.

In the heavy snow, the streets that used to be bustling were now sparsely populated, and Anthony's thick cotton clothes kept the snowflakes out, as if the cold had little to do with him.

The creaking sound of his feet on the ground where thin snowflakes had fallen, and Anthony cherished the rare sound at this time.

Because after a while, the logistics staff and the mages will use magic to clear the ice and snow from the streets, and the main streets of Daybreak City will not be covered in snow.

This kind of thing is almost impossible in a human city outside, how can a high-ranking mage master remove snow for lowly civilians in the cold winter?

But in this city, it seems that all this is normal.

Thinking of this, Anthony's face couldn't help but feel a little pride, because he was also a member of the city.

Praise the Goddess, praise the great Lord Cachar!

Yu Guang looked at the colorful flags and all kinds of brightly colored flowers hanging on both sides of the street, and he was very happy.

Although it has been two months since Daybreak, it seems that the cheerful festive atmosphere has not left the city.

Thinking of the Dawn Festival, Anthony unconsciously smiled on the corner of his mouth, because on this beautiful festival, he met a beautiful girl, a girl who touched his heart.

Although the two are still ordinary friends, Anthony feels like a spring cuckoo bird meets a freshly blooming mahogany flower, full of life.

At this time, he couldn't help but shout loudly in his heart, praising the city lord of Kachar!

Because Daybreak was a festival set by the City Lord of Kachar to recognize the residents of Daybreak City, when the Daybreak Festival was decided, he was fortunate to be present to see the City Lord of Kachar announce it.

That epic scene is one he will never forget in his life.

Now he has met the light of his life again at this festival, perhaps he is the lucky one who has been blessed by the lord of Cachar.

As one of the oldest residents, having witnessed the founding of Daybreak, it has become Anthony's proudest conversation point when drinking with the dwarves in the tavern.

Of course, this is also about the glorious deeds of his participation in the hero selection contest and ranked 205th, only narrowly missing the top two hundred, becoming a Holy Light Blood Clan.

Knock~knock~knock~

Anthony's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden crisp sound of the bell tower at the crossroads, and he came back to his senses to look at the magic lights that had been lit up in warm colors around him, and the residents who were talking and laughing back and forth in the heavy snow, and felt some emotion in his heart.

This was his third winter in the City of Dawn.

The first winter had only arrived, and everything seemed so empty in this magnificent city.

There are no pedestrians on the streets, no shops on the streets, and even the bell towers with steeples on the cross streets are rags that can't make a sound.

It is not an exaggeration to call it a barren land.

But by the second winter, the city of Dawn had changed dramatically,

There are shops on both sides of the street, pedestrians on the road are no longer scarce, life is getting better at a visible rate, and you can even eat pig meat from the farm, and use the miraculous alchemical artifact - tap water.

And now in the third winter, this city of hope has undergone a radical metamorphosis, a great city that is emerging, full of opportunities, and free from oppression.

Everything here seemed so glamorous that Anthony felt that he would not be willing to give up his life in the city even if he was given a noble title like baron outside.

Because here is everything he dreamed of, there is that girl in a long dress......

And before this year's Daybreak Festival, after the adults of the Holy Light Blood Clan brought back more than 50,000 new residents, this city with a population of more than 100,000 was even more lively.

This data was still published by the city hall on the bulletin board, and he was shocked when he saw this data.

Thinking of this, Anthony couldn't help but feel a little envious.

The newcomers were lucky enough to live directly in the new town that had just been built.

Not only do the brand-new houses have complete supporting living measures, but many of them can even directly see the Moonlight Lake when they open the door.

What a group of lucky people who amazed the gods.

Squeak ~ squeak ~

With a crisp sound as the crushed ice slag was crushed, Anthony, dressed in a black coat, walked through a long street to the grocery store not far from Daybreak Square.

There are a total of five grain stores managed by the logistics department, which are evenly distributed in various residential areas of Daybreak City.

But only this grain store, which was the first to open and is located in the most prosperous city center, sells mutton, which is why Anthony does not buy it at his doorstep and runs so far.

Looking at the confined wooden door, Anthony stepped forward and pushed the door in, babbling, and the warm smell from the room drove away his chill.

The room was so spacious that it could easily accommodate fifty or sixty people.

The floor is a wooden floor with dark paint, and there are dozens of shelves in the spacious space with all kinds of grain, mostly in large bags, and the grain store rarely sells a few pounds or a small amount of food, most of which is sold in tens of pounds or hundreds of pounds.

Because of the approaching dusk and the heavy snowfall, only three or five people were buying food in the spacious house, and the remaining dozen or so people were staff.

Charcoal is burning on the fireplace to the right of the grain store, and the red charcoal fire looks so lovely in winter.

Two employees who specialize in watching the fire prevent them from leaving an inch all the time to prevent accidents.

The surrounding houses have been treated by the mages of the Daybreak Mage Tower, which can prevent the cold air from entering and retain the warmth brought by burning charcoal.

Anthony took a few deep breaths of warm air, and the white fog that appeared outside the house was no longer visible.

"Hello, Mr. Anthony, what food do you need today?"

A neat-looking staff member in a black and white uniform stepped forward to ask politely.

Anthony looked at the other party and smiled slightly, "Chili, why are you so polite today?" ”

A thick smile appeared on the face of the young man opposite, "This is our standard service, and we must serve the customers who buy goods from the grain store in the future." ”

Hearing this, Anthony shook his head and laughed, "What's your new idea for the steward from Ris City?" ”

The young man named Chili looked behind him, and after making sure that no one was eavesdropping, his expression relaxed, and he smiled and whispered.

"That's right, but this time it's a good thing, if I serve you in the future, if you are satisfied, you can give us additional satisfactory evaluations, and you can get rewards if you accumulate a certain amount of praise~

Anthony, be sure to help me later....."

Anthony rolled his eyes and laughed, "Is that a bad evaluation for you, and you will be punished?" ”

Chili glanced at Anthony with a strange expression.

"Are you peeking at our system?"

"Do you want to peek at this?"

"Definitely, otherwise how could you guess ......"

Just as the two were joking, babbling, the wooden door behind them was pushed open again.

A tall figure wearing black full-body armor and a serious face walked into the grain store.

Stomp ~ Stomp ~ The crisp sound of military boots stomping on the wooden floor.

Chili saw that the face of the visitor changed, and immediately stepped forward to receive him respectfully.

"Good day, Lord Ollie, welcome, please ...... inside"

When Anthony heard this, he immediately turned his head to look at the visitor, a pair of black full-body armor made him look very majestic, his short hair stood on end like a steel needle, and his young face in his early twenties revealed the majesty of a superior who did not match his age.

Anthony recognized the person instantly.

Ollie, the head of the Wings of Dawn personally appointed by the Lord of Cachar, is in charge of an army of thousands of men.

The legend of Ollie is almost a household name in the City of Daybreak.

And almost all the old residents are proud of it.

Because Ollie was the one who stood out from the Hero Contest and was the Lord of the Holy Light Blood Clan who had truly come out of his inhabitants.

He is the object of adoration of almost all young people, and his experience is too inspiring.

"Mistress Ollie."

Anthony stepped forward with a somewhat cautious expression at the moment, he knew Ollie, and he even talked to the other party before he became the head of Daybreak Wings.

But at this moment, he didn't dare to treat the other party so plainly as before.

This is one of the most famous people in the City of Dawn, and his words and deeds can change the fate of countless people.

As the only two fanatical followers of the Daybreak Sect, Ollie's status has risen to the extreme after becoming the head of Daybreak Wings.

But because of his personality, this fanatic believer did not feel proud because of this, and when he saw Anthony's question mark, his face eased a little, and he nodded slightly at the two.

"Good day, Chili,

Good day, Your Excellency Anthony. ”

Hearing Ollie call his name, Anthony had a somewhat flattered expression on his face.

This kind of big man is not comparable to his status, but he didn't expect that he had only a few conversations before, and he could be remembered by the other party.

He just wanted to continue talking for a few words, but to his disappointment, the big man seemed to be in a hurry and had no interest in chatting, and the other party went directly to the back hall that was not open to the public after talking to Qili for a few words.

He seems to have mentioned another big man in his conversation with Chili, Recker, the head of the logistics department.

Anthony didn't dare to bother more, so he could only watch the other party leave.

After Chili left, he was received by another idle and panicked staff member.

Anthony smiled and talked to the staff, but there was an unstoppable sense of loss in his heart.

He once stood on the same track with the other party in the hero selection competition, and there was not much difference between the two.

But now, this young man who is seven or eight years younger than him has a status that he can no longer compare.

He is still an ordinary farmer, doing a little business on weekdays, although his life is not bad, but he is obviously not at the same level as the other party, and it is not an exaggeration to even describe it as a world of difference.

After buying the mutton, Anthony stayed in the store for a while inexplicably, looking at the back hall behind the counter and being separated by the door, but there was no movement for a long time.

Just as he was ready to leave with a heart full of loss.

A conversation in the back hall brought him to a halt.

"Brother Lake, I'm going to trouble you about this matter."

"It's okay, this time the King's Blade will expand the army, and the Wings of Dawn will also expand the army together, right? You're busy at this time. ”

"Yes, the Wings of Dawn also need to absorb new blood, in order to protect the glory of Dawn, in order to crown His Majesty, we must have stronger power......"

Stomp ~ Stomp ~ As two voices rang out in the back hall, the familiar footsteps reappeared.

Babbling~ The door of the back hall opened, and a more burly and tall figure appeared in front of Anthony with Ollie.

Recker, the head of the logistics department, Anthony naturally knows this big man in the City of Daybreak, and when he first arrived in the City of Daybreak, he also received relief food from the other party.

"Brother Recker, I'll go back first."

"Okay, come to me for a drink when you're done."

The two didn't talk much, and they didn't care about other people, and the residents who came to buy food in the house saw that the two big people were subconsciously lowering their voices talking, and no one dared to come forward to disturb them.

Babble ~ bang ~ After Ollie left, Ryker glanced inside the room, didn't say anything, and turned back to the back hall.

Anthony couldn't help but feel even more disappointed when he saw this scene, and now he didn't even have the qualifications to talk to these two big shots.

At this time, Chili, who led the way for Ollie, came to Anthony from the back hall in a hurry.

"Your Excellency Anthony, have you heard? King's Blade is re-expanding, and Wings of Dawn is recruiting an air force!

It's wonderful.

Wings of Daybreak, that's the Sky Cavalry, and it is said that every soldier who becomes a Demon Knight will be valued by the Lord of Cachar, and will also have the opportunity to go out and fight for Daybreak City and establish meritorious deeds!

Glory and Dawn accompany us, defend our homeland with the sword in our hands, and we will be the blade in the throat of our enemies!

This is the pre-war declaration of war that I thought of as well? Anthony, what do you think? ”

The excited Chili seemed to be just looking for someone to talk to, without giving Anthony the slightest chance to answer.

"I swear to the Lord of Kachar that I will definitely participate in this conscription.

I don't want to be just an ordinary person carrying food in the grain store forever, I want to fight for the Lord of Kachar, fight for the Holy Light Bloodline, and fight for the City of Dawn!! ”

Looking at the light in the eyes of the freckled young man in his early twenties, Anthony's heart was touched again.

The King's Blade, the army built by the Lord of Cachar himself, is the guardian of the City of Daybreak and a warrior that every inhabitant is proud of.

The status is incomparably revered.

He had the opportunity to be one of them, but ......

Thinking of this, the unwillingness in Anthony's heart became more and more heavy.

He could, he could!

"Am I going to go on with my normal life?

To be a coward who was protected by someone else and watched my friends bleed for us outside, while I pretended not to see anything? ”

Anthony looked at the longing on Chili's face, and his hands quietly clenched a little, he was now just an ordinary farmer, a businessman who did a little business.

If there are no accidents, he can even see his future at a glance.

Because his father spent his life in the same way.

"Your Excellency Anthony, I'm going to be busy first, and I can go to the city hall to sign up early when I'm done~

It is said that the registration has to go through a very strict screening and inspection, and if you go late, it may delay the progress, and if the registration time is over, you can only wait for the next time. ”

Looking at Chili's cheerful departure, Anthony opened his mouth to say something, but finally sighed quietly and didn't speak again.

Carrying the mutton that had just finished paying for the copper puke, he turned around and pushed open the heavy wooden door, whirring ~ a cold wind blew directly on his face, and the cold poured into his clothes along the collar.

Anthony's moment was a thrill, and his mind cleared up a lot.

Looking ahead, there was already a spellcaster in a mage's robes clearing the snow on the street.

The huge mage's hand transformed into a shovel, and as several casters walked, the mage's hand shoveled the ground and looked idly identious.

Because it was close to dusk and the weather was cold, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and Anthony walked on the street with inexplicable complications in his heart.

Especially when I saw the patrols in heroic armor passing by, the respectful look in the eyes of the surrounding residents, my heart was even more uncomfortable.

Click~click~

Stepping on small Xiaoice blocks, I slowly walked back to the residential area along the warm magic lights on both sides of the street.

When he returned to the downstairs of his house, Anthony looked up and sighed at the candlelight in the second-floor window.

The second floor is the residence assigned to him and Uncle Jike by the city hall, two bedrooms and one living room, which is very good to live in.

Step upstairs, knock knock~ knock on the door that was painted white.

There was a sound of footsteps in the house, and after a while, the door opened, and an old man wearing a close-fitting black cotton coat, gray hair, and a wrinkled face appeared in front of him.

Anthony reached out and gestured to the bag in his hand and smiled, "Uncle Jike, I bought your favorite mutton." ”

For this old man who met on the Orc border and then came to Daybreak City together, Anthony has really regarded the other party as his own relative.

"Let's go inside, it's so snowy outside." Jike smiled, reached out and opened the door, waiting for Anthony to enter the room and close the ice snow again.

"Uncle Jike, I heard Lord Ollie of Daybreak Wings say that they were about to expand their army when I was buying meat.

I really envy those young lads......"

Hearing this, Jike frowned, and his cloudy eyes showed a bit of complexity.

"Anthony, isn't life good enough right now? Why do you always want to join the army?

The dangers of the battlefield are far more than you can imagine, and no one can guarantee that you will survive to the next second, so cherish your life. ”

Anthony smiled indifferently, reached out and put the mutton on the round table in the corner, then twisted the faucet to wash his hands, felt the coolness in his hands and hurried to the fireplace to bake charcoal.

"Uncle Jike, I'm still young, and I don't want to be a farmer or a small businessman here for the rest of my life."

Speaking of this, Anthony turned his head to look at Jike approaching, and the other party's wrinkled face looked more and more old at the moment.

"If it weren't for taking care of you, maybe I would have joined the army when I was recruited in the last army."

Jike pursed his lips and said disdainfully, "Hmph, you think I didn't know you went to sign up?" It's just that I didn't pass the assessment. ”

Anthony smiled awkwardly, then there was some loss in his eyes.

"yes, I didn't pass the assessment."

Looking at Anthony's dejected expression of a dead relative, Jike shook his head, his weather-beaten black eyes still cloudy.

"Why are you so dead-eyed? Anthony, being an ordinary person, is already the greatest luck to be able to live a peaceful life.

It is a life that even the gods would be jealous of.

Life in the City of Dawn is so prosperous, if the civilians outside know what you have, I'm afraid that countless people will be jealous of you.

You've got enough now, there's no need to change it.

And the army of Daybreak City is not short of you. ”

Anthony shook his head.

"Uncle Jike, that's why I want to be a warrior to protect the City of Daybreak.

All we have now is something that the City of Daybreak has given us, and it is the Lord of Cachar who is protecting us with his power.

If everyone thinks like you, who else will guard the City of Daybreak?

Will we ever go back to the wandering life of not knowing tomorrow today? ”

Jike looked at Anthony for a moment, then shook his head.

"This is a question that the city lord of Kachar needs to think about, not something you should think about......"

"No, Uncle Jike", Anthony retorted loudly, "The City of Dawn is the City of Dawn for all its inhabitants, and each of us has to contribute.

I don't want to be a weak coward!! ”

Looking at Anthony's excited expression, Jike fell silent.

After a long time, Anthony's mood eased a lot.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Jike, I just watched my friends around me fight for the City of Daybreak and for all of us, but I couldn't do anything about it......."

"Anthony, being a soldier is a very painful thing, are you really ready?" The expression on Jike's face became solemn at this time.

"You will see your comrades die in battle, watch your brothers die for you to hold off the enemy's sword,

You will even kill some unarmed innocent people under military orders, you will brush shoulders with death every day, you will be the executioner and butcher hated by everyone!!

You will live in the clouds of war and death from which you will never escape.

Are you ready? ”

Anthony was shocked when he heard this, but after a moment of silence, he took a deep breath.

"Uncle Jike, for the sake of dawn, I will never back down."

The tone is categorical, with a perseverance that no one can shake.

Originally, he waited for another persuasion from Jike, but in the end, he found that Jike's face showed a rare appreciation.

"Anthony, you are too much like me when I was younger, just as strong-willed, just as brave, just as ...... Poor talent. ”

"Uncle Jike......" Anthony was very happy in the front, but the poor talent in the back made him very resentful.

"Poor talent is not irreparable, but only a firm and kind heart is the most precious treasure in the world.

Anthony, I see in you the sparkle I want. ”

Ji Ke's tone had an unprecedented momentum at this time, and the old man, whose hair was gray and even his eyes were cloudy, was slightly puffed up at this time, and his hands were behind his back.

"For the sake of dawn, this is a firm belief.

And this city ruled by vampires is the only city I've seen in all these years that can afford to be faith.

I hope that when you have great power, you still don't forget your true heart.

I'm old, very old, so old that I can't lift a warrior's long knife now, and I won't live more than a few winter months.

Perhaps, it's time to have a fearless heir to pass on the line......"

Looking at the old man who was completely different from the past, Anthony still hadn't come back to his senses at the moment.

Especially the momentum rising from the other party's body, he even felt that he was facing an adult dragon, and the other party could devour him at any time.

Is this still the old man who is dying and decrepit, going to the field every day to feed the cattle and living with him for two years?

"Uncle Jike, what are you?"

"Anthony, follow me."

Jike's cloudy eyes showed a bit of a light as sharp as a falcon at this moment.

He turned and went into his bedroom.

Anthony was stunned for a moment, keenly sensing that Jike seemed to have something important to say to him.

Standing up, suppressing the surprise and complexity in his heart, he followed Jike into the bedroom step by step.

Entering the bedroom, Geeke pulled out a long strip wrapped in rags from under the bed under Anthony's gaze.

Then he sat on the bed, as if on a pilgrimage, and slowly lifted the long cloth very solemnly.

Anthony's eyes were filled with curiosity

"Uncle Jike, this is ........"

Jike ignored him, and solemnly opened the long cloth layer by layer.

Until the last layer is opened.

A longsword with a deep scabbard appeared in the air.

The hilt of the sword is carved with blooming luanwei flowers, which are lifelike, and the luanwei flowers extend from the hilt to the entire pitch-black scabbard, which makes people feel the great power of this long sword at a glance.

Quaint atmosphere, full of traces of time.

Anthony's eyes were even more surprised.

Jike turned his head to look at him, his tone a little more complex than anyone could understand.

"This is the sword of the Holy Cross that has followed me all my life, and it is the only inheritance of the Fearless Heart.

When armed with the Holy Sword, you will have a fearless heart.

Courage will live with you, and faith will become your strength. ”

Fearless??

Hearing this, Anthony was at a loss.

"Uncle Jike, fearless? Isn't it amazing? ”

"Isn't it amazing?" Jike shook his head.

"Dreadnought is the name of our profession, and in the ancient era, Dreadnought once made the entire main plane tremble."

"Then why haven't you heard that now?"

"Because, the ancestors fought on the front line of resisting the invasion of the Abyss...... Dauntless was all killed, leaving only a very limited legacy.

And this holy sword in my hand is the dreadnought holy sword that has been passed down for millions of years, and it seals all the inheritance of the dreadnought.

Anthony, I'm too old to fight with the Holy Sword, and in the past two years, your performance has earned my approval, and now, I hope you will continue to pass on your fearlessness.

This world can do without me, but it can't lack fearlessness.

This city is also worthy of the protection of a fearless heart. ”

Looking at the old man with an extremely solemn expression in front of him, Anthony was stunned.

"Uncle Jike....."

The next day, as the Dawnbreak Army recruited, a figure with a crosssword in his hand walked into the long line at the recruiting office.